Following three weeks of the worst power cuts in South Africa’s history, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of interventions aimed at solving South Africa’s energy crisis. These include improving power utility Eskom’s performance as well as opening up electricity generation to private companies. It follows 10 days of …
Read More »South Africa: armed men kill mayor after invading his house
Armed men shot dead, Moses Maluleke, mayor of a town in northern South Africa and wounded his son during a raid at their home on Thursday night, according to police. Mr. Maluleke, 56, mayor of the municipality of Collins Chabane in the province of Limpopo, died after being killed by …
Read More »South Africa: wildlife body kills six lions after protests
South African provincial wildlife authorities in KwaZulu-Natal killed a pride of six lions said to have escaped a game reserve and killed livestock in neighbouring areas, local media reported. It came after residents protested and threatened to hunt and kill them if no action was taken, the BBC reported. They …
Read More »Why is Nelson Mandela celebrated every July 18?
The world celebrates this Monday, July 18, Nelson-Mandela International Day (Mandela Day) in tribute to the anti-apartheid hero. The day set in November 2009 thanks to a resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations, recognizes the contribution that the former leader has made to the struggle for democracy …
Read More »SADC extends troop deployment in Mozambique
Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed on Thursday to extend their troop deployment in Mozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency, Reuters reported. The countries, linked in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), agreed last year to send troops to Mozambique. The mission’s mandate was …
Read More »South Africa: three arrested after mysterious death of 21 young people in a bar
Three people have been arrested after mysterious death of 21 young people at the end of June in an informal bar in East London, south-eastern South Africa, police said on Wednesday. The owner of the bar, aged 52, and two of his employees, aged 33 and 34, were detained for …
Read More »South Africa: taxi out of fuel seized with ‘stolen sheep’
South African police arrested a man after intercepting a minibus taxi carrying 21 sheep suspected to have been stolen. They said preliminary investigations showed the bus ran out of petrol as the occupants travelled from Kuruman in Northern Cape where the livestock were allegedly stolen. The stationary vehicle was spotted …
Read More »South Africa: Zondo commission submits final report on Zuma-era graft
The final part of a mammoth report into alleged corruption in South Africa under the former president, Jacob Zuma, has been handed to his successor Cyril Ramaphosa. The report by Judge Raymond Zondo is more than 5,000 pages long. It paints a picture of a country whose coffers were looted …
Read More »South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa booed in Parliament after serious accusations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in trouble after suspicions he bought silence of burglars who allegedly stole 3.8 million euros in cash from one of his properties. Four years ago, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to fight corruption that plagues South African society to the highest peak of the state. Today, …
Read More »South Africa: anti-corruption agency chief suspended
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended with immediate effect the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, accused of political bias. In 2019, the country’s highest court ruled that Ms Mkhwebane lied under oath and had acted in bad faith while carrying out some of her investigations. A …
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